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So my plan for this blog is for regularly scheduled Sunday posts with tips, ideas, and recommendations. Other things (personal news, musings, etc.) I’ll post on other days, as appropriate. So my first “Worth Mentioning” post is because I’ve been tagged by John, The Eclectic Contrarian, for a 3.2.1 Quote Challenge. Thanks for thinking of me, and for getting me thinking!

The rules of the challenge are:

• Thank the Selector

• Post 2 quotes for the dedicated topic of the day

• Select 3 bloggers to take part in ‘3.2.1 Quote Me!’

• And give them a topic/word

Note: Although this is the topic for today there is no specific deadline to it, meaning you can answer when you chose.

The Word I Received Is: Intelligence

I’m a huge believer in hard work and perseverance. Going back to my student days, I was in classes with people who had a wide range of intelligence, but across the board the ones who were the most successful were the ones who worked the hardest. I think that our intellect is like any other gift we’re given: we need to use it to achieve our goals.

Einstein’s words have a similar message. The more you work at something, the better you become, whether it’s a physical activity or an intellectual exercise. One of my teacher friends once told me, “There’s a huge difference between ‘I don’t get it’ and ‘I don’t get it YET’. The student with the growth mindset is the student who’s going to succeed.”

I’ve definitely started making an effort to think in terms of “yet”. “I can’t do this…yet. I don’t know what to do…yet.” You get the idea.

By the way, you can find more of my favorite quotations on my Instagram feed.

You’re welcome! Now about your question… you hit the nail on the head. Intelligence is very much needed but look at all the people who just had an idea and put it into motion and made it a success. Intelligence is a single thread. It takes ambition and then hard work to push that ambition into motion. Then intelligence supervises to keep everything in place and continue rolling.

I couldn’t agree more that hard work more than intelligence is the real key to success, and really it applies to all aspects of life. The trick is to develop an attitude about hard work that makes it fun and rewarding. 🙂

I was wondering this morning as I change the clothes on mine if I’m the only one who tries out new outfits on my Bitmoji first. I totally understand what you mean about the same goofy faces. I think they actually modeled some of the faces the bitmoji’s show from some of the facial expressions I’ve had over the years. Lol